Rye History Trolley Tour, Saturday October 26
The Rye Historical Society will offer a narrated trolley tour of historic locations in Rye on Saturday, October 26th, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The tour will proceed down Central Road to Ocean Boulevard, heading north to Rye Harbor and back to the center. There will be stops at the Philbrick farm on Central Road; St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal chapel, which has a Tiffany stained glass window; The Drake House, once one of the grand hotels in town; and Rye Harbor and the memorial honoring those who fished out of Rye Harbor.
The tour is a fund raiser for the Rye Historical Society to support the Town Museum. Trolley fare is $20 for adults and $18 for children and seniors. Paid members of the Rye Historical Society will receive a 10% discount. To reserve a place, send your name, telephone number and the number of people in your party to [email protected]. Payment in the form of cash or check (made out to Rye Historical Society) will be collected on the day of the tour.
Participants should meet the trolley in the Rye Public Library parking lot, 10 Olde Parish Rd., by 9:45. Free parking is available at the library lot and across Olde Parish Road by the police station.
The museum will be open after the tour.
